India and China must go beyond Panchsheel and develop a new framework (On the occasion of the 60th Anniversary of Panchsheel) The biggest problem in Sino-Indian relations is the utter lack of ingenuity and innovativeness. Six decades after the formal engagement through Panchsheel and five decades after the bloody disengagement due to the […]
Ram Madhav
CHINA – THE REAL FOREIGN POLICY CHALLENGE FOR INDIA
Prime Minister Modi’s foreign relations innings began with a bang through the invitation to the heads of the SAARC countries for his swearing in. The resounding success of that initiative can be gauged from the fact that all but one head of state turned up for the event making it an international relations coup […]
Hindu View of Human Rights – Presentation in Tehran, Iran
FULL TEXT: HINDU VIEW OF HUMAN RIGHTS AND HUMAN DIGNITY For Presentation at The International Conference on Contemporary Philosophy of Religion Institute for Humanities and Cultural Studies December, 23-24, 2012, Tehran, Iran * * * Introduction The human Rights discourse is essentially a Western discourse. It got validated with the codification […]
Deccan Herald Interview
‘An umbilical cord connects the BJP and the RSS at ideological level’ BHARTI NATH, JUNE 23, 2013, DHNS; AA The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) is playing a major role yet again in setting the controversy-riddled Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) house in order. However, its affable spokesperson Ram Madhav refuses to accept that. In an interview […]
Rejoinder to Ashutosh Varshney
Varshney’s Hindu Nationalists are True Universalists & Humanists Dr. Ashutosh Varshney, like many of his colleagues is a known professor of distortion. In his latest article ‘Modi the Moderate’, published by the Indian Express on March 27, 2014, Varshney amply demonstrates his skill once again. “Anyone who has read the basic works of […]
CNBC – Awaz Interview (Minor editing and removal of some important comments happened)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V3M0nhX8ykE&list=UUQIycDaLsBpMKjOCeaKUYVg
Interview on Aaj Tak
http://aajtak.intoday.in/video/rss-should-also-be-credited-for-bjp-win-says-ram-madhav-1-764382.html
Three-day national executive meet of RSS in Kochi from October 25
Kochi: The national executive of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh will meet in Kochi for three days from October 25, the first time such a high-level meeting is being held in Kerala.RSS Chief Mohan Bhagwat is already in Kochi for the All India Executive meeting.Near 400 seniormost RSS functionaries will participate in the meeting, to be presided by […]
Rashtriya Swayamsewak Sangh: How the world’s largest NGO has changed the face of Indian democracy
In October 1947, soon after India became independent, Pakistani troops had reached the borders of Kashmir. All the efforts of political leaders had failed. Time was ticking. In these conditions Sardar Patel sent a message to the chief of the Rashtriya Swayamsewak Sangh (RSS), MS Golwalker, requesting him to use his influence to prevail upon […]
Because India Comes First
(Published in Indian Express on 17-05-14) A historic election has come to an end. The BJP started its journey three decades ago with the slogan of “United India-Strong India”. The challenge came from not just the divisive politics of caste and religion but also a formidable section of the intelligentsia. It is the journey of […]